Bildung zum Glück – zum Glück Bildung. Csikszentmihalyi und der optimale Zustand der Erfahrung beim Lernen und Lehren, „Flow“

The contribution reports central thoughts of the American psychologist Csikszentmihalyi from the book ”FLOW”, and it sharpens the statements on the reality of learners and teachers. ”Flow” stands for the ”optimum experience”. Therewith Csikszentmihalyi indicates a feeling of high spirits, of deeply felt joy that lasts long and that occurs when body and soul of a person is strained to limits in the voluntary endeavour to achieve something difficult and something valuable. In this condition, order is established in the consciousness. This eventuates when mental energy is utilised for realistic aims and when the skills match the possibilities of action.